Kooij also wins final stage of Tour of Britain
Olav Kooij has won the final stage of the Tour of Britain. After the Dutch rider of Team Visma | Lease a Bike had already proven the fastest in stages one and two of the British stage race, he sprinted to victory again on the final day in the streets of Cardiff.
“It’s fantastic to be able to finish this week in such a way”, Kooij said afterwards. “The first three days were already very special. That gave us a lot of confidence. Today we made sure, as a team, to end this Tour of Britain in the best possible way.”
The 2025 edition of the race turned into a real success story for Team Visma | Lease a Bike. With Kooij’s three stage wins and Matthew Brennan’s victory in stage three, the Dutch team ended up with four triumphs after Kooij’s final-day success.
"It’s fantastic to be able to finish this week in such a way"
After another strong lead-out from Brennan, Kooij caught three escapees just before the line in Cardiff. “We left it up to the GC riders to close the gap today. They still had something to fight for on the road”, Kooij explained. “In the finale, we put everything on the stage win as a team. It was just enough. It really came down to the wire, but I’m happy we managed to finish off all the hard work of the team like this.”
For Kooij, the victory in Cardiff marked his tenth win of the season. With that, the Dutchman has played a major role in Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s 36 wins so far this year.
Tour of Britain Men
Stage 6
Result
1
Olav Kooij
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
02:28:19
2
Samuel Watson
INEOS Grenadiers
+00:00:00
3
Fred Wright
Bahrain - Victorious
+00:00:00
26
Matthew Brennan
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
32
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
85
Julien Vermote
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:06:08
87
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:07:48
Rankings
1
Romain Grégoire
Groupama - FDJ
19:31:23
2
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step
+00:00:02
3
Julian Alaphilippe
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
+00:00:04
13
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:29
15
Matthew Brennan
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:31
58
Olav Kooij
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:14:01
87
Julien Vermote
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:23:00
95
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:26:41
